You don't need entertainment. You need the preaching of the Word of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
In today's world of "modern-mega-churches" it has been increasingly difficult for conservative Christians to find a solid bible-preaching church. There are few churches left that will preach against sin and challenge you to live a holy life separated unto the Lord Jesus Christ. The church is NOT an entertainment center. It is the pillar and ground of truth.
I will build my church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
- Jesus Christ
Families need to get back to simple, Christ-centered, expositional preaching.
Sadly, many modern churches have purposely moved away from expositional Bible preaching. They have replaced it with "felt-needs preaching", a man-centered philosophy that reasons people have real needs and the pastor should develop sermons to meet those needs.
The 1st problem with "felt-needs" preaching is that no preacher on the face of the earth can discern what you really need. ONLY God knows your needs.
The 2nd problem with "felt-needs" preaching is that most of the "needs" are really just carnal "wants". People don't NEED self-esteem sermons on health, wealth, prosperity, and 10-tips-to-a-better-you. This is 'band-aid' preaching that never gets to the heart of the matter.
The 3rd problem with "felt-needs" preaching is that it becomes more about stories, rather than books of the Bible. It becomes more about jokes, rather than chapters of the Bible. It becomes more about inspirational quotes, rather than verses in the Bible.
The 4th problem with "felt-needs" preaching is that it's centered around YOU getting your problem fixed. We live in a selfish world. People have so many choices that if they don't get their problem fixed immediately they're gone. This results in a multitude of preachers preparing "Mr. Fix-It Sermons" each week.
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